KILLING ONLY HIMSELF.; ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN A CHATHAM-SQUARE RESORT.

Above the strains of "Some Day," which a man was hammering out of the piano in the Belmonico Concert Garden, in Chatham-square, at 6:45 o'clock last evening, persons passing along the street heard three pistol shots. The square was crowded with men and women who were going home from their work. A rush was made for the saloon. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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